Arthur Ashe: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies Series)
Born in the segregated South in 1943, Ashe overcame racial prejudices and segregation to break into the world of tennis, which had traditionally been dominated by whites. He rose to the top of the sport, winning three Grand Slam trophies and playing on the Davis Cup team. His tennis career came to an abrupt end when he suffered a heart attack while in his thirties. Ashe began a post-tennis career that included speaking out on social issues that mattered most to him, including educational...
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Aimed at students and general readers, this brief biography examines the life and career of African American tennis pro Arthur Ashe (1943-1993). Coverage spans his early years practicing on the public courts of Richmond, Virginia through his victories at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. Steins (affiliation not cited) also describes how Ashe contracted the AIDS virus through a blood transfusion, how he initially fought to keep that information private, and how he later worked to raise awareness about the disease. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
\ From the Publisher"Success is a journey, not an outcome. The doing is often more important than the outcome. Sharing Arthur Ashes words and the way he conducted his life is a better model for students than they see in many contemporary tennis pros, whose short tempers and bad manners are often highlighted in the media. Ashes protests against injustice and apartheid and his efforts to raise awareness of AIDS demonstrate his humanitarianism….[a] candidate for the reference shelf in addition to the biographies section. Be sure to provide access to this volume during Black History Month."\ -\ Gale Reference for Students\ "Steins's biography of Ashe focuses on how the tennis player overcame segregation and racial prejudice to win three Grand Slam trophies and how he fought on behalf of blacks in apartheid South Africa and those suffering from AIDS after the heart problems that ended his tennis career and left him infected with the AIDS virus. In-depth time lines help students understand the significant contributions of the featured subjects….[v]aluable source for student reports."\ -\ MultiCultural Review\ \ \
